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Formulating Basics
Label Challenge Answer: Biossance's Squalane + Amino Aloe Gentle Cleanser
Cosmetics & Toiletries
puts your formulating skills to the test with this weekly Label Challenge. Challenges are posted to social media on Monday, you respond in the comments, and we give the answers in our Friday newsletter.
Formulating Basics
Formulating on Trend: Glow Serum
In this installment of "Formulating on Trend," the author describes how to create that glowing look in skin, which can be achieved by creating a skin repairing serum with key ingredients such as humectants, thickeners and emollients.
Formulating Basics
Read the Label: Yves Saint Laurent's Rouge Sur Mesure Device
This "Read the Label" discusses personalized beauty tech with YSL’s Rouge Sur Mesure Device. The product contains dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, mica, CI 77891 and more for personalized lip shades.
Formulating Basics
Label Challenge Answer: Wella's Elements Reconstructing Mask
Cosmetics & Toiletries
puts your formulating skills to the test with this weekly Label Challenge. Challenges are posted to social media on Monday, you respond in the comments, and we give the answers in our Friday newsletter.
Formulating Basics
Inside Ingredients: Avocado
Well-known to the Ancients, avocado offers nutrition, health and beauty benefits all wrapped up in one neat package.
Formulating Basics
Label Challenge Answer: L'Anza Healing Moisture Moi Moi Hair Masque
Cosmetics & Toiletries
puts your formulating skills to the test with this weekly Label Challenge. Challenges are posted to social media on Monday, you respond in the comments, and we give the answers in our Friday newsletter.
Magazine
Ingredient Review: Sclerotium Gum
Sclerotium gum is a viable natural option for formulators to meet sustainable demands thanks to its toxicology profile, gelling, hydrating and stabilizing properties.
Magazine
Texture Talk: Reinforcing Curly Hair Health
Proposed here is a modified system to characterize the waviness and curliness of hair, along with the properties of each type. This is followed by a discussion of textured hair-specific formulation strategies.
Magazine
Responsible R&D: Tips to Make Cosmetic Labs and Manufacturing More Sustainable
Labs and manufacturing facilities have not been as quick to find solutions; this article offers tips to make them more sustainable without sacrificing productivity.
Magazine
Reclaiming Skin Clarity: Upcycled
Pinus Strobus
Bark for a Healthy Complexion
Eastern white pine bark contains bioactive molecules with potential skin benefits. These can be sourced via upcycling to support a circular economy. An upcycled extract thereof was formulated in creams and tested for effects on skin clarity and more.
Magazine
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Healthy Hair Formulary
The following healthy hair care formulas such as hair milk, a conditioner bar and more are offered as a basis from which to build and create your own. Readers should note in some cases, companies or ingredients may have changed. Read on for more.
Formulating Basics
Label Challenge Answer: Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment
Cosmetics & Toiletries
puts your formulating skills to the test with this weekly Label Challenge. Challenges are posted to social media on Monday, you respond in the comments, and we give the answers in our Friday newsletter.
Formulating Basics
Formulating on Trend: K-beauty Soft Focus Face Primer
In this installment of "Formulating on Trend," the author describes how to formulate products aligning with the K-beauty trend for blurred skin, achieved by creating a soft-focus effect primer, and she breaks down oil and water phases in formulations.
Formulating Basics
Label Challenge Answer: Basd's Invigorating Mint Body Lotion
Cosmetics & Toiletries
puts your formulating skills to the test with this weekly Label Challenge. Challenges are posted to social media on Monday, you respond in the comments, and we give the answers in our Friday newsletter.
Literature/Data
Green Emulsifiers and Nanoemulsion Stability, A Review
A recent paper published in the
Journal of Surfactants and Detergents
reviews skin-friendly emulsifiers sourced from plants or microbes and their performance in nanoemulsions.
Formulating Basics
Label Challenge: Kristin Ess Hair, Scalp Purifying Micellar Shampoo
Cosmetics & Toiletries
puts your formulating skills to the test with this weekly Label Challenge. Challenges are posted to social media on Monday, you respond in the comments, and we give the answers in our Friday newsletter.
Magazine
Bioferments in Beauty: Infusing Antioxidant and Microbiome Benefits into Skin
The current article reviews various types of bioferments and their reported benefits for skin and hair care, such as antioxidant and probiotic effects. It also demonstrates the antioxidant activity of one bioferment and provides select commercial examples
Magazine
TCM Secrets for Skin Health: Horny Goat Weed to Subdue
C. acnes
Biofilm, Inflammation
Here, an extract of
Epimedium
, or horny goat weed, was tested in vitro for effects against
C. acnes
film formation and inflammatory mediators, for future blemish control applications.
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